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evocative

[ih-vok-uh-tiv, ih-voh-kuh-] / ɪˈvɒk ə tɪv, ɪˈvoʊ kə- /


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She has channeled that into art, writing the evocative and hilarious tween comedy PEN15.

From Slate • Jun. 23, 2026

Times Book Prize winner Danielle Trussoni — this cozy read blends a clever plot with the author’s evocative descriptions of Parisian food, wine and community reminiscent of Julia Child’s “My Life in France.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

"That photo of the ripped kippah – there's something so kind of evocative about it," he reflected.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

Her writing has always been evocative and incisive, and her economical prose in this book possesses the same kind of rhythms she describes in the music, poetry, film or other art she illustrates.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026

One evocative idea is that it was a cosmic catastrophe, the explosion of a nearby star—a supernova like the one that produced the Crab Nebula.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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